Hello All

Please take a moment to view the two attached links regarding the travesty that happened last weekend at the Festival of the Horse when Pat Parelli attempted to resolve a problem with the horse Catwalk, owned and ridden by British show jumping icon Robert Whitaker.

The first link illustrates the outrage that so many people feel after witnessing the shameful event. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gf7w_1ifus&feature=youtu.be

The second link is to a very provocative video blog response to the sham by Canadian horseman Chris Irwin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGfqLkonBg0

For those who do not know of Chris Irwin here are just a few of his credentials:

Best selling author of Horses Don’t Lie and Dancing With Your Dark Horse

Trainer of 18 U.S. National Riding & Driving Champions with Wild Horses

Trainer/Coach of students with “problem horses” that have gone on to win National dressage championships in Canada, The Netherlands and Belgium

Trainer and coach of trainers/certified students who produce regional champions in western reining, western trail class, 3day eventing, show jumping, dressage, western reining and western trail classes

Trainer of problem thoroughbreds who have gone on to win races

Trainer of problem and runaway driving teams that have gone on to win parades

Consultant to numerous colleges and universities in developing advanced equine sciences and equestrian curriculum

Designer of equine assisted Leadership program and equine research programs with the University of Guelph in Canada

Featured presenter at major horse shows and expositions such as the Spruce Meadows Masters in Alberta, Canada, the Equine Affaires in America, The Royal Horse Show in Canada, The World Pony Club Conference and The Horse Event in the Netherlands

A few media quotes:

“Irwin is the evolution of the Natural Horsemanship”

Horses All Magazine, Canada

Dressage Today: in the United States praised Irwin’s ability to“develop courage and confidence in nervous horses.”

Dutch magazines such as Amazone, PaardenSport and Bit have written about his refreshing approach as “non-aggressive while yielding incredible results and radical transformations in horses with issues”.

Horse & Rider magazine in the United States: “nobody understands and explains the horse-human relationship better then Chris Irwin”.

Belgium magazine VVF: Chris Irwin is “The Master of Awareness”.

PaardenSport: the elite Dutch equestrian magazine stated “Irwin’s success is not because he is commercialized like so many of his American colleagues but because he is an extraordinary horseman and personal coach.”